Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-22
strong OF tho Catholic saints. md u,o,,a ~,

strong on tho Catholic saints, and would toa
you up a rlcnnly-shavcn Aloysius, swectly
destitute OF expression, or q ~dro?sical, lethar.
gtc Madonna that you couldn't have toll
from an old master, so bod it was. Her
faculty Of faithful reproduction even showed
itself in fancifnl lettering, and lattuly in the
imitation ut fabrics and signatures. Indeed,
with her eye for beauty Of form, she had AL
ways excellcd in penmanship at the convent,
an accomplishment which the good sisters
hcll In graft repute.
In person sl,e was petite, with a still nm.
formed Girlish figure, perhaps n little ton Nat
across the laelk, and with possibly O tn great
tendency tn n hoyish stride in walking. Her
brow, covered by bluc.black hair, WINS low
and frank AMI honest: her Dyes. q very dark
hazel, were mot particularly large, hut rather
heavily ~f,ci.htal in their melancholy lids
with slcepless passion; her nosa was Of that un-
important character which no innn remcm.
lsas: her mouth WIS small and straight; her
teeth whiteand regular. Tho whole expression
of her fncc was piqnancy that might te sub
duel by Tenderness or mlulo malcvolent by
anger. At present it was a salad in which
tho oil anil vinegar were deftly combined.
The nstalte feminine reader will Of course un-
de'stanl that this il the ordinary superficial
inaAnline criticism, and ut once make I'm her
mind Eshh ny To tho character Of the young
Indy a,,l the competency Of the critic. I only
know that I rather liI,sl her. And her func.
fi0na 0rn ert1,nsu1,nk iu1,~o,r%n.,A &, AN.s. -.
racious history.
She Looked up. started to her feet, leveled
her black hrows Mt the intruder, hut, at a
sign from her uncle. showed her white teeth
and s2ake.
It was only n sentence. and rather a rom.
monplacc ono Mt TINT; Int IL she could have
put her voice upon hcr canvas. size might
have retrieved the Ga,vin fortunes. For it
WINS "a musical. 80 tender, q sympathixing,
10 ,nclolious, 50 irplrte will, tho gYaciousmcss
Of ~won,nnhonl, TINT size seemed to have in
vent4Sl tho language. And yet that sentence
wns only an exaggerated form IT 'llow dye
do whined ont. solSi out. lis,rl out. or shot
ont from the pretty mouths OF my fair coun-
trywomcn.
Miguel admired THE paintings. He was
struck particularly with a crayon driving Of
q mule. "Mo:her Of Ghxi. It IL tho mule itself
Observe how 1t will mot Co." Then tie crafty
*Thc Spanish ''n,hric'' Is tue complicated flour.
El attached u q signature, and IL nS Individual
and characteristic as tlir handwriting
Victor bro.;e in with, "Dut it is nothing to
her writing; LOOK, you shall tell to mo which
is tho handwriting Of Pho Pico;" and, from a
drawer in tho secretary, ho drew forth two
signatures. Ono was affixed to q yellowish
paper, tho other drawn on plain white fouls.
cap. OF course Miguel took the more mod
ern olc with over.liko gallantry. ut is this
Is gcnuine" Victor laughed triumphantly;
Carmen echoed tho laugh mclodiously In
childli:o glce, and added. with a slight toss
OF her piquant head, ut is minoi" The best
Of tho Sex will not refuse o just and overdue
compliment from evcl the man they dislike.
It's the principle they're after, not the senti.
mcnt.
But Victor wa not satisfied with this proof
Of his nitxe's skill. "Say to her," no demand.
ed Of Miguel, "what name thou li.icst, and it
shall l1 done before thee here" Miguel was
not SO much III love but he perceived tho DRIFT
OF Victor's suggestion, and remarked that
tho rubric Of Governor Mirheltorcna was cx-
ccedingly complicated and difficult. 'tGhe
shall do It'll" responded Victor, with decision.
From a flo of old departmental papers the
governors signature and that involved rubric,
which must have cost his lato cxcellcncy
many youthful days Of anxiety, was produced
untl laid before Carmen.
Carmen took her pen in her hand, looked
ut tho brownish-lookins document, and then
at the virgin whiteness Of tho foolscap before
her. "Dut," she said, pouting prcttily, II
should have to first paint this white paper
brown. And It will absorb the ink more
quickly than that. When I painted tho Sun
Antonio Of tho Mission San Gabriel for
Father Acolti, l had to put tho decay in with
my oils and brushes before the good padre
would accept it."
Tho two eumps looked at each other. It
was their supreme moment. u think l havc,'
said Victor, with assumed carclussnesS, II
think I have SOM" Of tho old custom house
paper" lilo produced f,un, the secretary a
sheet Ut brown paier with a stamp. "Try Il
on that"
Carmen smiled with childish delight, tried
it, and produced IL marvel! ut il as mugic,'
said Miguel, feignil,s To cross himself.